Tag Archive for ‘Low Impact Living’
LOW IMPACT KITCHEN: MORTAR & PESTLE
We have a new low tech kitchen gadget at our unplugged kitchen here on the urban homestead – a Mexican mortar & pestle or ‘Molcajete y Tejolote’
LIVING WITHOUT AC
We were spoiled this summer! With the second coolest summer ever recorded there was more sweater time than swim suits. But Nature sure wasn’t going to let us go into fall and winter without one hot blast and, boy, is it a good one. Yesterday, it was the hottest day ever recorded in downtown LA. 113
LESSONS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Photographed by Rothstein., ca. 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Great Depression holds lessons for surviving tough economy (CNN) Memories of salvaging and stealing to avoid going hungry are part of the legacy of the Great Depression. Some iReporters say they can’t help but look at the current economy and feel the past holds lessons for [...]
DITTO DAYS
One of those days which are the same as the day before and the one before. Same dress (low impact living), same place, same thing… Hmmm, sounds to me like a popular 90′s movie? More planting, harvesting & preserving going on. Stay tuned for details, photos and more. Note: this post is not a complaint [...]
LOW IMPACT LIVING
Outdoor solar shower circa 2003 The weather’s been very pleasant lately – very odd thing to say in July. Saturday night we witness a lightning storm in the mountains just north of us as some tropical moisture moved up from Mexico. We didn’t get any rain though. With the warmer temperatures, the indoor bathing facilities [...]
DAILY GREEN
Check out this week’s Green Issue of Pasadena Weekly featuring a story about the Dervaes family’s urban homestead. April did a wonderful job at portraying our journey and lifestyle! REALLY GREEN LIVING – A Pasadena family finds change can start in your own backyard By April Caires 04/24/2008 Melting ice caps, unchecked global oil consumption, [...]
URBAN PIONEERING LIFESTYLE
Recently we were asked by a reporter who, in an email, asked: “I am curious to know how urban homesteading has decreased your family budget on a monthly and/or annual basis? In other words, how much do you save by growing the majority of your own food? How often do you go the grocery store? [...]
CONSCIENTIOUS CONSUMER
The other day I was thinking “I really need shoes” The simple “Mary Jane” kind to wear when I have to put on a “posh frock” (referencing my all time favorite TV ‘Urban Homesteader’ — Barbara Good) And that got me to thinking “when was the last time I actually went the store — to [...]
